PMI-PgMP Certification Exam Answers Solutions for Exam Success , Program Management Professional

Question #1

Part of your job as the program manager is to coach the project managers on their duties and goals. One of the project managers, Holly, is having trouble discerning the difference between quality assurance and quality control. She understands that she needs both to help you reach the program goals. Which statement best describes quality control for a project within your program?

A. Quality control is a management-driven effort to plan the work properly so the work is done according to plan

B. Quality control is an inspection-driven process to keep mistakes out of the customers' hands

C. Quality control is a management-driven policy to do the work correctly the first time

D. Quality control is an inspection-driven process to prove the existence of the requirements

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Correct Answer: B

Question #2

You are the program manager of the NHQ Program. You are working with your program team to ensure that the work in the program is done accurately and according to scope. You are also reviewing the team inspection process that will need to be done to ensure that the work is being done according to the scope. If the work is found to be defective it will need to be corrected before the program customers can inspect the work. What process are you completing to ensure that the work is done accordingly to scope?

A. Quality control

B. Scope verification

C. Quality assurance

D. Planning

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Correct Answer: D

Question #3

You are program manager for the HYH Program. Your program governance is requiring you to use earned value management to predict how closely your program is tracking to the cost and schedule baselines and to predict overall program performance. Which earned value management formula can you use to predict how much more will need to be invested in the program based on current program performance?

A. EV/AC

B. EV/PV

C. BAC/CPI

D. EAC-AC

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Correct Answer: D

Question #4

You are the project manager for your organization. Your project team has finished the second phase of a seven-phase project. At the end of each phase, management must review the work your project team has completed and determine if the project should be allowed to continue. What name describes this type of end-of-phase review management is completing on your project?

A. Quality control

B. Kill point

C. Phase review

D. Audit

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Correct Answer: B

Question #5

You are the program manager for your organization. Your current program, which has just been initiated, needs to launch several projects in order to create all of the benefits of the program. What document do you need to create in order to initiate the projects within your program?

A. Project charter

B. Program charter

C. Program scope statement

D. Project preliminary scope statement

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Correct Answer: A

Question #6

A risk response in a project in your program has actually caused new risks. What term is assigned to the new risks that a risk response has created?

A. Reactionary risks

B. Chain risks

C. Secondary risks

D. In flux risks

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Correct Answer: D

Question #7

You are the program manager on a multiyear, multimillion-dollar transportation program for the provincial government. Funding for your program is allocated on a fiscal year basis, yet your program transcends multiple years.

A. Ensure infrastructure and operational costs are included

B. Establish a set amount for the contingency reserve

C. Derive program estimates by using scenario analysis

D. Baseline each estimate

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Correct Answer: B

Question #8

Your program has 121 stakeholders that you'll need to communicate with. Your communications management plan defines how the communication should happen, what should be communicated, and the expected modality of the communications. You'll also need which one of the following as an input to the information distribution process in your program?

A. Change requests

B. Earned value management results

C. Stakeholder analysis plan

D. Performance reports

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Correct Answer: C

Question #9

As a program manager you must also understand the project management lifecycle and the project lifecycle. What is the difference between the two?

A. The project management lifecycle and the project lifecycle are the same thing

B. The project management lifecycle is comprised of the phases initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing

C. The project management lifecycle is unique to each project while the project lifecycle is universal to all projects

D. The project management lifecycle is universal to all projects and the project lifecycle is unique to each project

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Correct Answer: D

Question #10

You are the program manager for your company and management wants you to identify how you'll make decisions in the program planning processes. What program management document should serve as the baseline for all future program decisions?

A. Program budget

B. Program management plan

C. Program scope statement

D. Program requirements

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Correct Answer: C

Question #11

Josh is the program manager for his organization and he's leading the analysis for a new program that may be initiated by his company. The analysis is a focus on the return on investment for new software that may be created if the program is initiated. What type of a document is Josh likely creating for his company?

A. Business case

B. Program charter

C. Program scope statement

D. Statement of work

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Correct Answer: A

Question #12

What does CPI value less than 1.0 indicates?

A. Cost overrun for work completed

B. Scheduled performance is great

C. Cost underrun of performance to date

D. Cost for completed work is as per estimate

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Correct Answer: C

Question #13

You are the project manager for the GGG Project and are about to close the project kick off meeting. All of the project team members and the key stakeholders are in attendance. What final item should you talk about before closing the meeting?

A. Discuss the importance of the project scope

B. Thank everyone for attending

C. Discuss the action items and the importance of the items being completed as planned

D. Remind everyone that you're the project manager if they have QUESTION NOs

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Correct Answer: C

Question #14

You are the program manager for your company and evaluating the sellers to determine the seller to buy from. In your analysis you've created a histogram to display the pros and cons for each seller. You've created five categories of interest and assigned values to each category for each vendor. Your five categories are: Cost Schedule Experience Certification Warranty Each category has a different point value and the vendor that receives the maximum points in total will win the contract. What type of seller

A. Monte Carlo simulation

B. Expert judgment

C. Weighted scoring model

D. Benchmarking

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Correct Answer: C

Question #15

You are the project manager for the JJY Project, which is similar to the HHG Project you managed last quarter. You would like to model the current project scope on the previous project to save time and effort. This is an example of what kind of scope definition?

A. Analogous estimating

B. Organizational process assets

C. Parametric scope definition

D. Template driven

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Correct Answer: D

Question #16

You are identifying stakeholders for your program to create new software for your organization. The software will affect the ordering by the customer, the manufacturing of the product, inventory, and account management. Sarah, a key stakeholder in your program, is skeptical of one application affecting so many parts of the organization. She prefers that several applications be created instead of the approach your program will take. In stakeholder identification how would you categorize Sarah?

A. Active

B. Negative

C. PositiveD

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Correct Answer: B

Question #17

You are the program manager for the NHQ Program. Your program has a budget of $4,500,000 and has lasted for two years. Your program has just completed its final deliverable and you're completing the final program closure processes. What document must the program customer must now sign as part of program closure?

A. The customer must now sign the program scope

B. The customer must now sign the payment for the program work

C. The customer must now sign the certificate of program closure

D. The customer must now sign the operational transfer agreement

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Correct Answer: C

Question #18

You are the program manager of the HNG Program. This program has a budget at completion of $2,345,900 and is expected to last two years. The program is currently 30 percent complete and you have spent $789,000. The program is supposed to be 35 percent complete but do to some delays you're slightly behind schedule. Based on this information, what is the schedule performance index (SPI) for this program?

A. $821,065

B.

C. 1

D.

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Correct Answer: C

Question #19

Which of the following documents is described in the statement below? "It is a type of procurement document used to request proposals from prospective sellers of products or services."

A. Request for information

B. Request for quote

C. Request for proposal

D. Request for bid

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Correct Answer: C

Question #20

Which of the following individual should respond to the risk with the preplanned risk response?

A. Key stakeholder

B. Project manager

C. Risk owner

D. Project sponsor

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Correct Answer: B

Question #21

You are the project manager of a construction project. You have to close a phase of the project. Which is the only technique (or tool) available in the Close Project or Phase process?

A. Change control meetings

B. Project management information system

C. Expert judgment

D. Observations

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Correct Answer: A

Question #22

You are the program manager for your project. You are working with the project managers regarding the procurement processes for their projects. You have ruled out one particular contract type because it is considered too risky for the program. Which one of the following contract types is usually considered to be the most dangerous for the buyer?

A. Cost plus incentive fee

B. Cost plus percentage of costs

C. Time and materials

D. Fixed fee

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Correct Answer: CD

Question #23

A program has a BAC of $1,750,000 and is expected to last two years. The program is currently at the third milestone which represents 35 percent of the program work. As it happens, this program has already spent $620,000 of the budget. Management is concerned that the program may also be slipping on schedule because the program should be forty percent complete by this time. Based on this information which type of performing is present in this scenario?

A. Schedule, because the program's planned value is only $700,000

B. Cost, because the program has a cost variance of -7,500

C. Schedule, because the program has a schedule performance index of

D. Cost, because the program has an estimate to complete of $1,151,429

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Correct Answer: B

Question #24

An organization is considering a new program. The business analyst believes that the benefits to the organization would equate to $1,550,000 in five years. If the rate of return for this program is six percent what is the maximum amount the organization should invest in this program?

A. $1,158,250

B. It depends on the internal decision making process

C. $2,074,249

D. $1,550,000

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Correct Answer: A

Question #25

Who makes Go/No-Go decisions during phase gate reviews?

A. Program Governance board

B. Program Manager

C. Board of Project Managers

D. Stakeholders

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Correct Answer: A

Question #26

You are the program manager for your organization. You have created a statement of work, request for proposal, and an invitation to a bidder's conference for 17 possible vendors. During the conference there were questions about your request for proposal and statement of work that led to clarifications. After the vendor conference you should update what information to send back to the vendors?

A. Request for bid documents

B. Proposals

C. Statement of work

D. Program management plan

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Correct Answer: A

Question #27

Andy is the program manager of the HQN Program. This program is nearing its completion and there is still $25,000 left in the program budget. Andy has asked the program team to identify some extra deliverables that can be included in the program scope to improve the program deliverable but also to use all of the funds in the budget. What term is assigned to the actions that Andy is trying to do in this instance?

A. Value-added change requests

B. Zero based budgeting

C. Integrated change control

D. Gold plating

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Correct Answer: D

Question #28

Your program has a budget at completion of $1,550,000 and is expected to last one year. Currently your program is 45 percent complete and has spent $725,000. According to the program schedule you are actually to be fifty percent complete at this, but due to some vendor delays your program is running just a bit late. Management is concerned that your program will not be able to recoup the costs of the expenses. They've asked you to determine the cost variance for the program. What is the cost variance based

A. -$27,500

B. -$77,500

C. -$61,111

D.

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Correct Answer: A

Question #29

You are the program manager for a large program in your matrix organization. You need to define when the resources in your program will be brought into the program and then released from the program so that the project managers, operational managers, and your program team can plan accordingly. What program management plan defines when resources are needed, how the resources will be obtained, and how the resources may be released from the program?

A. Procurement management plan

B. Resource management plan

C. Team management plan

D. Schedule management plan

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Correct Answer: B

Question #30

You are the program manager for your organization. Your program team has 43 people that all need to be monitored and controlled. You would like to create a standardized report that you can use to monitor, control, and record the performance of each staff member in your program. What type of report can you create that will help you track your staff and their performance?

A. Performance reports

B. Staff variance reports

C. Exceptions report

D. Lessons learned

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Correct Answer: A

Question #31

What is a stakeholder analysis chart?

A. It is a matrix that identifies who must communicate with whom

B. It is a matrix that documents the stakeholders' requirements, when the requirements were created, and when the fulfillment of the requirements took place

C. It is a matrix that documents stakeholders' threats, perceived threats, and communication needs

D. It is a matrix that identifies all of the stakeholders and to whom they must report to

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Correct Answer: C

Question #32

You are the program manager for your organization and your team has reported on a new issue among your program stakeholders. You want to address this issue as soon as possible, but it will need to be studied and reviewed. You recommend that Shirley, one of your program team members, study the issue and present a few solutions in a week's time. What else should you do with the issue?

A. Determine the time and cost of researching the issue for resolution

B. Record the issue in the issue log

C. Document the issue in the lessons learned

D. Communicate with the stakeholders that you are addressing the issue

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Correct Answer: A

Question #33

You are the program manager for your organization. Your program has a budget of $750,000 and is expected to last one year. The program is currently 30 percent complete and has spent $245,000. The program is supposed to be 40 percent at this time. What is the schedule performance index (SPI) for this program?

A. Negative ten percent

B.

C. $300,000

D. $225,000

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Correct Answer: B

Question #34

What document asks the seller to provide your project with a detailed description of a project solution along with a price to complete the project work?

A. Proposal

B. RFP

C. Bid

D. Quote

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Correct Answer: A

Question #35

You are the program manager of the NHQ Program. You are working with your program team to ensure that the work in the program is done accurately and according to scope. You are also reviewing the team inspection process that will need to be done to ensure that the work is being done according to the scope. If the work is found to be defective it will need to be corrected before the program customers can inspect the work. What process are you completing to ensure that the work is done accordingly to scope?

A. Quality control

B. Scope verification

C. Quality assurance

D. Planning

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Correct Answer: C

Question #36

What document asks the seller to provide your project with a detailed description of a project solution along with a price to complete the project work?

A. Proposal

B. RFP

C. Bid

D. Quote

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Correct Answer: A

Question #37

You are the program manager for your organization and are working with your team to create the program scope management plan. This plan defines several things in your program except for which one of the following?

A. How quality control will be included in the scope

B. How changes may be allowed to enter the program scope

C. How the program scope will be created for your program

D. How the program scope will be controlled

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Correct Answer: A

Question #38

Which one of the following is NOT a component of the risk monitoring and controlling process?

A. Executing risk response plans

B. Completing quantitative risk analysis

C. Tracking identified risks

D. Determining if new risks have developed

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Correct Answer: B

Question #39

You are the program manager for your organization and you need to define all of the program resources you'll need for your program. All of the following can be considered a program resource except for which one?

A. A forklift

B. Materials for the installation of a new server

C. A positive risk response

D. Gary, an application developer

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Correct Answer: C

Question #40

Gina is the program manager for her organization and is reviewing the results of quality control. She would like to create a chart that shows the categories of defects within the program so that she and the program team can address the largest categories in descending order. Which one of the following is the best chart for Gina in this situation?

A. Cause and effect chart

B. Pareto chart

C. Control chart

D. Ishikawa chart

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Correct Answer: A

Question #41

You are the program manager for a new software development program. One of the developers has been adding extra fields for information in the software that was not part of the original program scope. While the fields are a good idea, the customer did not ask for the information and some time has been wasted on this work that was not in the program scope. This is an example of which one of the following terms?

A. Preventive action

B. Corrective action

C. Gold plating

D. Program scope change

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Correct Answer: D

Question #42

A project manager in your program has estimated the cost of a program to be $145,000. As the project manager's project comes close to completion, the project manager realizes that he has still $27,876 left in his project budget. He decides to add some additional features to the project's deliverables in an effort to use the remaining budget. These additions will add value to the project and the project customer is likely to enjoy these new features. This is an example of what term?

A. Gold plating

B. Errors and omissions

C. Expert judgment by the project manager

D. Value added change

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Correct Answer: A

Question #43

Which of the following is not a template element that is designed to make the project more effective?

A. Description of the work packages

B. Required resources and skills

C. Required actions to complete the project scope

D. Contract file

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Correct Answer: D

Question #44

Which of the following increases when one fast tracks the project?

A. Resource

B. Risk

C. Cost

D. Communication

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Correct Answer: B

Question #45

You are the program manager for your organization and are reviewing several proposed change requests for your program. Mary, a stakeholder, who has made a change request is asking why it is taking you so long to review the change. You tell her that you must perform integrated change control to review each change request. What is integrated change control?

A. It is the review of the impact of the change on the program's knowledge areas

B. It is the review of the impact of the change on the time, cost, scope, and quality baselines

C. It is the review of the impact of the change on the program's triple constraints

D. It is the review of the impact of the change on the program's Iron Triangle

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Correct Answer: A

Question #46

The quality assurance technique ensures continuous improvement of all processes.

A. Just-in-time management

B. Ishikawa

C. Six Sigma

D. Kaizen

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Correct Answer: D

Question #47

Marty is the project manager of the recently completed NHK Project. The project was deemed successful by the project customer and they have signed the formal acceptance documentation. Marty has written the final project report, released the project team, and completed the lessons learned documentation. What else should Marty do in the closure of the NHK Project?

A. Summarize the project variance

B. Archive the project records

C. Summarize the project risks costs

D. Close the project office

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Correct Answer: B

Question #48

You are the program manager for your organization. You are planning a new program that will construct a new warehouse facility for your company. As you look forward to the conclusion of the program you need an official document that will signify the program has ended. What document should you specify in your program management plan for the conclusion of the program?

A. Final program audit report

B. Audit of program financials

C. Lessons learned documentation

D. Certificate of program completion

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Correct Answer: D

Question #49

You are the program manager for your organization. Management would like to consider the present value for your program. If your program is predicted to be worth $450,000 in two years what is the present value of the program if the interest rate is six percent?

A. $400,498

B. $521,345

C. $505,620

D. $385,450

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Correct Answer: A

Question #50

You are the project manager for your organization. Your project team has finished the second phase of a seven-phase project. At the end of each phase, management must review the work your project team has completed and determine if the project should be allowed to continue. What name describes this type of end-of-phase review management is completing on your project?

A. Quality control

B. Kill point

C. Phase review

D. Audit

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Correct Answer: B

Question #51

Which one of the following is not an output of the direct and manage program execution process?

A. Results of program work

B. Program budget

C. Change requests

D. Request to terminate the program

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Correct Answer: B

Question #52

You are the program manager for the JQN Program in your organization. There have been some delays in your schedule and you're about to perform some schedule control activities. Which one of the following will not help you as you perform schedule control?

A. Change requests

B. Performance reports

C. Forecasts

D. Earned value management

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Correct Answer: A

Question #53

Gary is the program manager for his organization. His current program has 432 stakeholders, some of which are external to his organization. He would like to create a chart that identifies each stakeholder's opinion of the program, influence over program decisions, their requirements and affect on program priorities, and other information. What kind of chart should Gary create in this instance?

A. Resource breakdown structure

B. Resource management chart

C. Stakeholder analysis chart

D. RACI chart

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Correct Answer: D

Question #54

What quality control chart compares two or more variables over time to determine how closely the variables may be related to one another?

A. Run chart

B. Scatter diagram

C. Control chart

D. Pareto diagram

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Correct Answer: D

Question #55

Your program is to construct a new condo building in Chicago. You and the project managers are working together to define the project assumptions about the program. Which one of the following is an example of an assumption for this program?

A. Deadlines for project milestones

B. Building codes

C. A predetermined program budget

D. Weather

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Correct Answer: B

Question #56

Which of the following represents the duration of activities against a calendar?

A. Pie chart

B. Scatter chart

C. Gantt chart

D. Pareto chart

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Correct Answer: C

Question #57

Kelly's program is slipping on its schedule. Management is worried that the program will be late and this will cost the organization several thousand dollars in fines and penalties. They've asked Kelly to use a schedule duration compression technique that will help the program finish on time. The technique that Kelly can use, however, should not add costs to the program. What duration compression technique should Kelly use in this instance?

A. Crash the program

B. Add lead time to the program

C. Trim the program scope

D. Fast track the program

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Correct Answer: D

Question #58

You are the program manager for your organization. Management has asked you to create a document that will capture the stakeholders concerns, perceived threats, and specific objectives about the program and its projects. What document is management asking you to create in this instance?

A. Requirements document

B. Project charter

C. Business case

D. Scope statement

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Correct Answer: D

Question #59

You are the program manager for your organization. Part of your role as the program manager is to train John, a new program manager, on the program processes within a program. John is confused as to when the program team can be acquired in the program management lifecycle. When will the program team be acquired for a program?

A. Planning

B. Execution

C. Monitoring and controlling

D. Initiation

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Correct Answer: B

Question #60

You are the program manager of the JNH Program. Tom, a project manager in your program, has just completed his project and is ready to officially close his project. You agree that Tom's project is completed. What role do you play in Tom's project closure?

A. You must ensure that the project sponsor closes the project

B. You must ensure that that the projects within the program have been closed at the project level

C. You must close the project before operations closes the project

D. You must ensure that the program management team closes the project for the project manager

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Correct Answer: B

Question #61

A knowledge area defines a subset of program management and its processes within that domain. For example, the knowledge area of quality management includes the processes related directly to quality management only. Which knowledge area ensures that all knowledge areas interact correctly with one another?

A. Program benefits management

B. Program management planning

C. Integration management

D. Communications management

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Correct Answer: B

Question #62

You are the program manager of the NQA Program. In this program you're planning which contract types you'll allow into the program and which ones you will not. One contract type you won't accept is the cost plus percentage of cost contract. Which of the following is a valid reason you would not allow this contract type into your program?

A. The contract type requires the vendor to provide a fee for the time invested and the materials used

B. The contract type allows the vendor to change the price of the work he's completed

C. The contract type allows is the most dangerous for the buyer

D. The contract type requires the vendor to provide a fixed price for the work

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Correct Answer: C

Question #63

You are the program manager for your organization and you are preparing to launch several constituent projects within your program. You need to ensure that each project manager is authorized to utilize the appropriate project and program resources in order to complete the project requirements. What document do you need to create for each constituent project in your program to ensure that each project manager can use the appropriate resources?

A. Project charter

B. Project scope statement

C. Project resource requirements document

D. Roles and responsibilities chart

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Correct Answer: A

Question #64

You are the program manager for your organization and are planning the program. One of the plans you need to create will define how you'll transfer the benefits of the program to the operations of your organization. Which program management plan defines this process?

A. Operational transfer plan

B. Program transition plan

C. Benefits transfer plan

D. Program closure plan

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Correct Answer: C

Question #65

You are the program manager for your organization. You and your program team have been creating and transferring the program benefits to operations as feasible in your program execution. The process of delivering the program's benefits describes what process in program management?

A. Quality control

B. Benefits management

C. Direct and manage program execution

D. Quality assurance

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Correct Answer: C

Question #66

You are the program manager for your organization and you're dealing with several issues about the materials used in the program. Right now, the issues have been assigned to issue owners for resolution in ten days. In the interim, what should you do with the issues?

A. Nothing - the issue owners will manage all concerns with the issues

B. Record the issues in the issue register

C. Communicate the issue status with the program sponsor

D. Document the issues in the risk register

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Correct Answer: A

Question #67

What component of the change management system is responsible for evaluating, testing, and documenting changes created to the project scope?

A. Project Management Information System

B. Integrated Change Control

C. Scope Verification

D. Configuration Management System

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Correct Answer: D

Question #68

In which of the following processes is the program charter created?

A. Establish Program Financial Framework

B. Plan Program Scope

C. Initiate Program

D. Develop Program Management Plan

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Correct Answer: C

Question #69

A program has a BAC of $1,750,000 and is expected to last two years. The program is currently at the third milestone which represents 35 percent of the program work. As it happens, this program has already spent $620,000 of the budget. Management is concerned that the program may also be slipping on schedule because the program should be forty percent complete by this time. Based on this information which type of performing is present in this scenario?

A. Schedule, because the program's planned value is only $700,000

B. Cost, because the program has a cost variance of -7,500

C. Schedule, because the program has a schedule performance index of

D. Cost, because the program has an estimate to complete of $1,151,429

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Correct Answer: C

Question #70

You are the program manager for a large program in your matrix organization. You need to define when the resources in your program will be brought into the program and then released from the program so that the project managers, operational managers, and your program team can plan accordingly. What program management plan defines when resources are needed, how the resources will be obtained, and how the resources may be released from the program?

A. Procurement management plan

B. Resource management plan

C. Team management plan

D. Schedule management plan

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Correct Answer: C

Question #71

Which of the following statements is most accurate about the critical path?

A. The critical path is always one path that shows the project duration

B. The critical path has no float

C. The critical path is the longest path because it has the most activities

D. The critical path reveals which path has the most risk of failure

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Correct Answer: B

Question #72

All of the following are benefits of a program except for which one?

A. Projects can operate independently of one another

B. Resource management in a program allows resources to be shared across all projects in the program

C. The program manager can use the same approach in stakeholder management for all projects in the program

D. All projects follow the policies of the program and organization

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Correct Answer: A

Question #73

You are the program manager of the BHG Program. One of the projects in your program will be using new materials that are somewhat untested. You are worried that there may be delays and waste because the project team is unaware of how to accurately use these materials. You elect to send the people that will be using the new materials through training on how to complete their project work. You also allow them to purchase some of the materials to experiment on their use before the actual project work is to be

A. This is an example of a preventive action

B. This is an example of team development

C. This is an example of quality assurance

D. This is an example of a corrective action

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Correct Answer: B

Question #74

Which of the following documents sets the project objectives?

A. Project charter

B. Project schedule

C. Project scope statement

D. Project organization chart

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Correct Answer: C

Question #75

You are the program manager for the HQM Program. Your program has sixteen constituent projects around the world. You are requiring that each project manager and project management team use the same forms, software, and templates to create standardization in each project. What term is assigned to the forms, templates, and software that your program will provide for your projects?

A. Program governance

B. Project management assets

C. Enterprise environmental factors

D. Organizational process assets

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Correct Answer: D

Question #76

Which one of the following is not an output of the direct and manage program execution process?

A. Results of program work

B. Program budget

C. Change requests

D. Request to terminate the program

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Correct Answer: B

Question #77

Donna is the project manager for her organization. She is preparing a plan to manage changes to the project should changes be requested. Her change management plan defines the process for documenting, tracking, and determining if the changes should be approved or declined. What system is considered the parent of the change control system documented in Donna's plan?

A. Quality Management System

B. Change Control System

C. Project Management Information System

D. Integrated Change Control System

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Correct Answer: D

Question #78

Identify the term described in the statement given below? "The use of it should be reviewed along with an assessment of their effectiveness. This will aid the program management in determining if risks to the program are being effectively managed. It also provides feedback to the program management on any projects that need to be recovered or terminated."

A. Budget

B. Planned Value

C. Contingency Reserve

D. Earned Value

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Correct Answer: C

Question #79

Which of the following program process outputs includes causes of variances from the program management plan, corrective actions taken and their outcomes, risk mitigations, and other information of value to management and stakeholders of future programs?

A. Lessons learned

B. Supporting details

C. Program management plan updates

D. Assumptions

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Correct Answer: D

Question #80

05. As the company’s risk expert, you have been requested by the program Governance Board to perform a risk assessment on the Apex program, which includes more than 25 projects. The focus of your assessment should be on—

A. Cost and schedule status

B. Use of resources to deliver program benefits

C. Issues to be discussed at program Governance Board meetings for decisions to move to the next phase

D. Activities to determine whether specific work results have been completed

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Correct Answer: B

Question #81

There are 1,500 doors to be installed in Tom's program. Each of the 1,500 doors is required by the building code to swing into the room rather than swing out into the hallways. It has come to Tom's attention that part of the team installing the doors has installed nearly 200 doors to swing into the hallway rather than into the rooms. Tom instructs the team to fix the problem. What type of action has Tom taken in this instance?

A. Scope control

B. Defect repair validation

C. Team development

D. Defect repair

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Correct Answer: D

Question #82

Which of the following risk response planning techniques is associated with threats and seeks to reduce the probability of occurrence, or impact of risk below an acceptable threshold?

A. Risk avoidance

B. Risk transference

C. Risk mitigation

D. Risk acceptance

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Correct Answer: C

Question #83

Which of the following shows the ratio between a task's budgeted and actual costs?

A. To-Complete Performance Index (TCPI)

B. Schedule Variance (SV)

C. Schedule Performance Index (SPI)

D. Cost Performance Index (CPI)

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Correct Answer: D

Question #84

As a program manager you must also understand the project management lifecycle and the project lifecycle. What is the difference between the two?

A. The project management lifecycle and the project lifecycle are the same thing

B. The project management lifecycle is comprised of the phases initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing

C. The project management lifecycle is unique to each project while the project lifecycle is universal to all projects

D. The project management lifecycle is universal to all projects and the project lifecycle is unique to each project

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Correct Answer: D

Question #85

Olive is the program manager for her organization. She has created a request for proposal for a large portion of her program. In this work to be procured she has set several requirements for the vendors to participate. The chief among these requirements is a vendor must have at least four licensed electricians in his team. This requirement for four licensed electricians is an example of which one of the following terms?

A. Screening system

B. Scoring model

C. Vendor analysis requirements

D. Evaluation criteria

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Correct Answer: A

Question #86

You are the program manager for your organization. Your program is about to being initiated and management is asking you for a document that will define all of the required resources, skills, and competencies you'll need in your program. What document defines the skills and competencies for a program?

A. Staffing management plan

B. Staffing pool description

C. Program resources requirements plan

D. Human resources management plan

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Correct Answer: A

Question #87

You are the program manager of the NHQ Program for your organization. Your program has 14 constituent projects that are all creating benefits and deliverables for your program. You have recently terminated the GHW Project in your program because you've made trade-offs with other program projects and the deliverables of the GHW Project are no longer affordable. What project management activity should happen in the GHW Project?

A. Quality audit

B. Scope verification

C. Scope control

D. Financial audit

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Correct Answer: B

Question #88

You are the program manager for your organization that utilizes vendors from several different organizations. A vendor has submitted an invoice for the work they have completed in your program. You have reviewed the work results and agree with the vendor that their contractual obligation is complete. What should you do next in regard to the vendor's invoice?

A. Approve the payment request

B. Finalize the performance report

C. Examine the contract

D. Complete a financial audit of the work

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Correct Answer: A

Question #89

Your program is to construct a new condo building in Chicago. You and the project managers are working together to define the project assumptions about the program. Which one of the following is an example of an assumption for this program?

A. Deadlines for project milestones

B. Building codes

C. A predetermined program budget

D. Weather

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Correct Answer: C

Question #90

Donna is the project manager for her organization. She is preparing a plan to manage changes to the project should changes be requested. Her change management plan defines the process for documenting, tracking, and determining if the changes should be approved or declined. What system is considered the parent of the change control system documented in Donna's plan?

A. Quality Management System

B. Change Control System

C. Project Management Information System

D. Integrated Change Control System

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Correct Answer: C

Question #91

You are the program manager of the GHY Program. Your program team has identified a risk dealing with the materials you will be using in the program. It is possible that if the materials are not installed properly they will cause serious damage in future phases of the program. Your team has recommended additional training and a consultant to help the team members install the material accurately to reduce the likelihood of the risk event. You agree and the team executes the risk response. What type of risk re

A. Enhancing

B. Workaround

C. Mitigation

D. Avoidance

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Correct Answer: A

Question #92

What cost estimating approach uses the work breakdown structure to create a cost estimate?

A. Analogous

B. Definitive

C. Top down

D. Parametric

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Correct Answer: B

Question #93

You are the program manager of the NHQ Program. The program has reached its final deliverable and the certificate of completion has been created for the program. What else should you, the program manager, create at this time?

A. Life cycle costing estimates

B. Lessons learned documentation

C. Operational transfer plan

D. Program closure reports

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Correct Answer: D

Question #94

You are the program manager for your organization. As your program is being initiated there is some initial concern from the management about the utilization of resources in your program and the need for resources in their day-to-day roles in operations. Management has set a limit on your program that resources may only work 20 hours per week on the program. What is this limit of resource hours in a time period known as?

A. Resource leveling heuristic

B. Resource requirements

C. Program risk

D. Resource utilization

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Correct Answer: C

Question #95

You are the project manager for your organization and are working with the project stakeholders and the business analyst to define all of the deliverables the project is to create. The stakeholders would like the option of adding more deliverables later in the project and keeping the requirements somewhat open for changes. You explain to the business analyst that you need a set of requirements that define exactly what needs to be delivered for the project. What document are you trying to create in this earl

A. Requirements technical documentation

B. Project scope statement

C. Project charter

D. Detail design document

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Correct Answer: B

Question #96

At what point in the project is the risk of failing to achieve the project objectives the greatest?

A. During project planning

B. During the project execution

C. At the project start

D. At the end of the project

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Correct Answer: A

Question #97

Rick is a Program Manager for a large construction program. The program contains four projects. Stakeholders have requested for some changes that will change the scope of the program. Rick needs to monitor and control program scope. He is required to analyze the change request with detailed deliverables, acceptance criterion, and the work of the program. Which of the following documents will help him for this?

A. Project charter

B. Program scope statement

C. Program performance report

D. Program charter

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Correct Answer: B

Question #98

You work as a program manager for a large construction program. Your program includes constructing hotels across the country. You collect information on the status of the program. During comparison with the original plan you find the 200 hotels have been completed as against 275 hotels planned as of today. In which program process are you working on?

A. Monitor and Control Program Scope

B. Monitor and Control Project Performance

C. Monitor and Control Program Schedule

D. Manage Program Issues

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Correct Answer: C

Question #99

Rick is a Program Manager for a large construction program. The program contains four projects. Stakeholders have requested for some changes that will change the scope of the program. Rick needs to monitor and control program scope. He is required to analyze the change request with detailed deliverables, acceptance criterion, and the work of the program. Which of the following documents will help him for this?

A. Project charter

B. Program scope statement

C. Program performance report

D. Program charter

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Correct Answer: B

Question #100

You are the program manager for your organization. Your program will create a new condominium in your community. There are several concerns about the condos including the timing, the local economy, the environment, and the proposed schedule. You and your team are creating the program management plan to address these concerns along with identifying the constituent projects that will build the structures and deliverables. What group will need to review your program plan to approve the plan before you may proc

A. The local government

B. The change control board

C. The stakeholders

D. The program board

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Correct Answer: B

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